Core i5-540M 2.53GHz is a middle-class mobile processor based on the 32nm, Nehalem architecture.

It offers 2 Physical Cores (4 Logical), initially clocked at 2.53GHz, which may go up to 3.066GHz and 3MB of L3 Cache. Among its many features, Turbo Boost and Virtualization are activated.

The processor integrates very weak Graphics called Intel i5 540M, with 12 Execution Units, initially clocked at 500MHz which go up to 766MHz, in Turbo Mode and share the L2 Cache and system RAM with the processor. Both the processor and integrated graphics have a rated board TDP of 35W.

It offers average performance. This means it will become a bottleneck in some demanding applications.